368. Auction

1 sgr. vermilion, nice fresh colour and large margins, unused without gum, extremely fine, certificate Scheller (2008) (Prifix 2e)

1 sgr. light brownish-red (1855), fresh colour and good to large margins, unused with small part original gum, fine and scarce, sign. W. Balasse and certificate Calves/Jacquart (2009)

1 sgr. light brownish-red (chair pâle) with good to large margins, in combination with 1859, Coat of Arms 40 c. orange in horizontal strip of 4, nice fresh colour and clear to large margins, all tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 4 JUIN" to large part of oversized registered envelope to Germany; the strip with tiny marginal nick in the left stamp and 2nd of left with tiny tear at bottom, just touching the design, otherwise very fine. A combination of greatest rarity with an extremely rare multiple of the 40 c.; certificate Demuth BPP (1985) Provenance: Juan del Puente (Corinphila 1985)

1 sgr. rose with ample to good margins, nice fresh colour, unused without gum, very fine, certificate Scheller (2009)

1 sgr. carmine-rose with good to large margins, tied by superb strike of circle of squares to small lettersheet with adjacent clear cds. "BETTEMBOURG 26 MARS 60" to Trier with transit and arrival marks. The so-called "Dés de Frisange" was transferred in August 1859 to Bettemburg; 4 letters of this usage are recorded incl. this unique cover with the 1 sgr. One of the highlights of the 1st issue of Luxemburg, certificate Demuth (1985)
Provenance: J. del Puente (Corinphila 1985)

1926, Grand Duchess Charlotte final design 5 c.-1¼ fr. in issued colours, all as single die proofs on gummed paper in block format, unmounted mint, 10 c. and 20 c. light bends, otherwise very fine; a rare set

1926/30, Grand Duchess 5 c.-1 3/4 fr., 17 different values on watermarked paper (wavy lines), all with red overprint "SPECIMEN" and punchhole, all unmounted mint, fine/very fine. The final issue was produced on unwatermarked paper; a very scarce group

PODGORICA: 1876, travelling escrow accounter receipt struck on top with PODGORICE (A&P type 1, RRR) oval handstamp. Illustrated in A&P

1942. Dutch Legion souvenir sheets each tied by cds. "BADHOEVEDORP 8.III.43" to two registered covers with German censor marks to Grosspostwitz with arrival marks, fine

1934/38, International court 1½-30c., mint never hinged, gum slightly unfresh, otherwise fine, scarce, certificate Vleeming BPP (2018)

1950, Groszy handstamps: Cuture souvenir sheet, used with cds. "WARSZAWA 1 14.4.51", very fine, sign. Falkowski (Mi. 2.000,-)

Roosevelt souvenir sheet cancelled "KATOWICE 1 20.1.51", very fine, certificate Wczranowski (2018) (Mi. 2.200,-)

1916, 10 k. blue with diagonal white line, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Jungjohann BPP

1855, Pedro V. 50r. green, horizontal pair with fresh color and good margins all around, with numeral "86" on piece, fine

1856, Pedro V. 5r. brown, vertical pair with fresh color and good margins all around, with numeral "1" on piece, fine

1866, Luis I 50r. green, horizontal strip of three with fresh color and good margins on three sides, close at bottom right, used with numeral "1" on piece, fine

1866, Luis I 80r. orange, block of three with good margins and right sheet margin, used by clear numeral "121", small thin in margin, otherwise a fine multiple, certificate Nucleo (1998)

1866, Luis I 100r. grey-lilac, horizontal strip of three with fresh color and good margins on three sides, close at left, used with numeral "102", with original gum, fine

1858, 40 par. blue on white paper, large margins on all sides, unused with original gum, at top left tiny corner crease well off the design, very fine

40 par., vertical pair, the stamps in clearly different shades, unused with original gum, hinge remainder in the top margin only, stamps unmounted mint, extremely fine, opinion Dr. Gmach BPP

40 par. blue, block of 4 with large margins all around, nice fresh colour, unused with original gum with hinge remainder in the upper margin only, stamps unmounted mint; a very fine block, unsigned, opinion Dr. Gmach BPP
Provenance: Maurice Burrus (Balasse 1962)

40 par. blue, large margins, tied by clear black "FRANCO GALATZ" to piece; slight horizontal paper wrinkles, still very fine, sign. Schlesinger and Heimbüchler

80 par. vermilion on white, good margins, neatly cancelled by central "FRANCO TEKOUTCI"; slight ink spot at lower left, still very fine, sign. Heimbüchler

80 par. vermilion, good to large margins, tied by brownish "FRANCO GALATZ" to piece with adjacent cds. "GALATZ MOLDOVA 5/6" and "BAKEU MOLDOVA 6/6"; 2 horizontal creases not affecting stamp or cancellations, very fine, sign. Heimbüchler

80 par. vermilion, 2 stamps, both with ample to large margins, tied by clear blue cds. "BAKEU MOLDOVA 11/4" to piece, very fine, sign. Heimbüchler

80 par. vermilion with good to large margins, tied by blue "FRANCO TEKOUTCI" to large part of folded cover with adjacent blue "TEKUTSCH MOLDOVA 20/9" and "RECEPISSE", very fine, opinion Dr. Gmach BPP

1932, Crown 3-6l. black, imperforated blocks of four, mint never hinged, fine

1857, Coat of arms 10K. brown/blue, plate II, fresh colour and good margins all around, used with clear dotted numeral "536" VOLCHANSK, very fine, signed Brandes and certificate Hovest (2015) (Mi. 1.000,-)

1857, Coat of arms 10K. brown/blue, plate II, fresh colour and good to wide margins all around, used, very fine, signed Diena and Pfenninger and certificate Leupold (2016) (Mi. 1.000,-)

1866/75, 1 kop. black/yellow, 5 kop. black/lilac and 10 kop. black/brown on cover from "ODESSA 12.NOV.1873" to England with the rare accountancy mark "3" (groschen) (1½ gr. for German and 1½ Gr. British postage), light age wear; just 5 entires recorded with this marking  

1908, Coat of arms 15-20k., 40 resp 20 stamps in multiples, revalued x 100, tied by cds. "MOLOCHANSK 30 10 21" to front and reverse of cover via Moscow with three triangle censor mark to Witzenhausen, some faults, but a scarce cover

1910, Coat of arms 10rbl. imperforated as block of 9 tied by cds. "MOSCOW 7 8 22" to reverse of registered cover to the American Consul in Riga, in addition registered cover with same, but perforated, franking sent to Rathenow, some minor creases as to be expected, a very rare and possibly unique usage with most of the imperforated stamps having been despatched in Ukraine, a major item for an RSFSR exhibit

FISCALSTAMPS: 1907, Imperial Crown 3rbl. blue as horizontal strip of 8 with margins at side with red overprint "ОБРАЗЕЦЪ", mint never hinged, small crease in margin only, very fine (Barefoot 26)

SOUTH-RUSSIA:  1919, two covers sent from Captain Hickie from Ekaterinodar with censor cachet to England and one cover from Michel Popoff, a Russian trainee with the British Aviation Mission, with cancel "ARMY POST OFFICE 30 JU 19" and censor mark "370", the latter some tears and wrinkles and missing backflap, otherwise fine

SOUTH-RUSSIA:  1919, cover from Captain Hickie, who arrived in Salonika during April 1919 en route to join the mission at Ekaterinodar, with cancel "ARMY POST OFFICE S.X.8 19 AP 19" and censor mark "245", fine

1919, Handstamp on 25-35k. and Liberation of Riga 15k. tied by cds. to envelope, folded, otherwise fine